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Everything is political, even your dysfunctional family dinner.

How to wreck Thanksgiving dinner

June 16, 2018 at 10:46 a.m.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, friends, and you know what that means: a fresh new batch of think pieces on how to be the most unbearable person at your...

President Barack Obama gestures during a press conference following the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 16, 2015.

In refugee debate, it’s Obama slamming the door — once again

May 11, 2019 at 2:47 a.m.

If you've watched President Barack Obama's various speeches and news conferences over the past few days, you can be forgiven for coming away with the distinct impression that he doesn't...

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee on Nov. 10, 2015. Rubio said during the debate that America must stop stigmytizing vocational education, adding that welders make more than philosophers.

The difference between welders and philosophers

May 11, 2019 at 2:46 a.m.

In Tuesday's Republican debate, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered one of the more memorable lines of the night: "For the life of me, I don't know why we have stigmatized...

Lena Dunham’s brand of feminism is scarier than Halloween

May 11, 2019 at 2:43 a.m.

Hey, America, have you heard? Lena Dunham — the creator of a not-very-popular, vaguely depressing HBO show, abortion enthusiast, hoarder of various potentially destructive sexual and psychological hang-ups and someone...

In "Back to the Future Part II," Biff Tannen — the movie's oafish, tireless and very loud villain — was loosely based on current GOP poll leader and presidential candidate Donald Trump, said writer Bob Gale.

The Biff Tannen presidency

May 11, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, has officially come and gone, but it was no slouch when it came to breaking news. Vice President Joe Biden, in a major development of the...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Bernie Sanders and the electric Kool-Aid socialist test

May 11, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

If you watched Tuesday's Democratic debate, you probably noticed a whole lot of yelling. Indeed, the event was a veritable white-knuckle ride of hollering, most of it coming from one...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to voters at a town hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa.

A woman president? Who cares?

May 11, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

On Monday, NBC's "Today" show hosted Hillary Rodham Clinton, for a folksy "Pancakes and Politics" town hall. The setting was autumnal Hollis, N.H., in a cozy red barn; Clinton wore...

President Obama delivers remarks at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City.

Obama’s faux sophistication and the new world order

May 11, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

If you reside on the political right, you've probably experienced the subtle condescension that occasionally erupts from a "sophisticated" sort who realizes you're not on their side of the aisle....

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves a campaign event Sept. 23, 2015, in Columbia, S.C.

Why Democrats would miss Donald Trump

May 11, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Last week, Donald J. Trump, a man who increasingly resembles a wayward, red-hatted hot-air balloon, released what might be the Trumpiest statement ever uttered in the history of mankind. Strolling...

Republican presidential contender Carly Fiorina speaks at the National Federation of Republican Women Convention at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz., on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015.

Will Carly Fiorina fall into Donald Trump’s trap?

May 11, 2019 at 2:35 a.m.

Well, it's another day, so it's time for another mind-blowing Donald Trump poll. The latest comes from YouGov/CBS News, and it gives El Trumpo a whopping 40 percent of likely...

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